- For the soldier beetle genus, see Absidia (beetle).
| Absidia | |
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| Mature sporangium of a Absidia mold | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Zygomycota |
| Class: | Zygomycetes |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Mucoraceae |
| Genus: | Absidia van Tieghem, 1878 |
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Absidia is a genus of fungi in the family Mucoraceae. The best known species is the pathogenic Absidia corymbifera, which causes zygomycosis, especially in the form of mycotic spontaneous abortion in cows. It can also cause mucormycosis in humans. Absidia spp. are ubiquitous in most environments. They are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as in compost heaps.
Selected species:
- Absidia coerulea
- Absidia corymbifera
- Absidia cylindrospora
- Absidia ginsan
- Absidia glauca
- Absidia spinosa
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